(Reuters) –     Teenage sensation Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler set a tournament record with a 140.91 set average as he secured a second-round win in the PDC World Championship with a 3-1 victory over fellow Englishman Ryan Meikle late on Saturday. The 17-year-old came close to winning the recent World Championship in January but lost in the final to Luke Humphries. Now, he has started this year’s edition on a high note. Tournament favourite Littler f…

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17-year-old Littler started by setting a World Cup tournament record

The 17-year-old began his quest to create history at Ally Pally and dethrone Luke Humphries after falling one short earlier this year

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World Darts Championship LIVE: Luke Littler reaches third round at Ally Pally

Luke Littler starts his second World Championship tonight. The Englishman, barely 17 years old, made it to the final on his debut. Now he is the clear favourite, together with defending champion Luke Humphries. Logically, after a fantastic year.

Luke Littler begint vanavond aan zijn tweede WK. Bij zijn debuut haalde de amper 17-jarige Engelsman meteen de finale. Nu is hij samen met titelverdediger Luke Humphries de uitgesproken topfavoriet. Logisch, na een schitterend jaar.

“Het slaat helemaal nergens op”: dartswereld nog steeds in staat van ongeloof door ongeziene opmars van Luke Littler (17)

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“It doesn't make any sense at all”: Darts world still in disbelief over unprecedented rise of Luke Littler (17)

The first round of the PDC World Darts Championship concluded on Saturday, but the second round matches brought a number of interesting events. Two Dutch seeds, Raymond van Barneveld and Danny Noppert, were also eliminated, while 17-year-old Luke Littler easily advanced to the third round of the World Darts Championship.

A PDC-dartsvilágbajnokság szombati napján befejeződtek az első fordulós meccsek, a második körös találkozók viszont számos érdekességet hoztak. Két holland kiemelt, Raymond van Barneveld és Danny Noppert is kiesett, a 17 éves Luke Littler ugyanakkor könnyedén jutott a darts-vb harmadik körébe.

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The World Darts legend was humiliated twice before his match

Last year's surprise finalist, 17-year-old Luke Littler (PDC 4th), made a successful start at the ongoing World Darts Championship in London, defeating Englishman Ryan Meikle (PDC 62nd) 3-1.

Londonis jätkuvatel dartsi ehk nooleviske maailmameistrivõistlustel alustas edukalt eelmise korra üllatusfinalist, 17-aastane Luke Littler (PDC 4.), kes alistas inglase Ryan Meikle'i (PDC 62.) 3:1.

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Luke Littler is in the spotlight at the Darts World Championship, and expectations for the 17-year-old are high. He impressed with a record in the second round - and was then overcome with emotion.

Luke Littler steht bei der Darts-WM im Rampenlicht, die Erwartungen an den 17-Jährigen sind hoch. In der zweiten Runde hat er mit einer Bestmarke überzeugt – und wurde danach von Emotionen übermannt.

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Darts-Littler shines with record-breaking start at World Championship

It uses good atmosphere in Alexandra Palace in London during dart-World Cup. But the question is whether the jubilee did not reach new heights when Luke "The Nuke" Littler made an entry in this year's World Cup competition. The 17-year-old crowd favorite advanced from his first match after beating Ryan Meikle 3–1 in the set.

Det brukar vara bra stämning i Alexandra Palace i London under dart-VM. Men frågan är om inte jublet nådde nya höjder när Luke ”The Nuke” Littler gjorde entré i årets VM-tävling. Den 17-åriga publikfavoriten avancerade från sin första match efter att ha slagit Ryan Meikle med 3–1 i set.

Littler tillbaka i “Ally Pally” – vann direkt

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Littler tillbaka is “Ally Pally” – sell direct

Luke Littler had to overcome nerves on his PDC World Darts Championship debut and admitted that he did not want to be on stage at Alexandra Palace before his record-breaking win

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Luke Littler made startling admission after stunning PDC Championship debut

17-year-old Luke Littler played a world championship final against Luke Humphries in January, losing 7-4, but this year he is hoping to make it to the final. Littler's first opponent was fellow countryman Ryan Meikle, who stole a set but failed to surprise the teenager. Littler played impressively in the fourth set, coming close to a nine-darter at one point but narrowly missing a double 12, taking this set in 10 attempts and the other two in 11…

A 17 éves dartsos, Luke Littler januárban vb-döntőt vívott Luke Humphries ellen, amit végül 7-4-re elveszített, idén azonban ismét azzal a reménnyel vágott neki a tornának, hogy eljut a legvégéig. Littler első ellenfele honfitársa, Ryan Meikle volt, aki elcsent ugyan egy szettet, de nem tudta meglepni a tinédzsert. Littler a negyedik szettben egészen lenyűgözően játszott, egy ízben egészen közel volt a kilencnyilashoz, de milliméterekkel elkerül…

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The 17-year-old favorite of the darts world championship cried after the dizzying record

Luke Littler is off to a confident start in the World Cup. The 17-year-old darts prodigy wants to make history at his second attempt and is already hinting at a great show at the start.

Luke Littler startet souverän in die WM. Das 17 Jahre alte Darts-Wunderkind will im zweiten Anlauf Geschichte schreiben und deutet schon zum Auftakt eine große Show an.

Darts-Littler shines with record-breaking start at World Championship

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